P205 CJJFAX 2 205 Sat 20 Feb 18:11/4m IMPORTANT NOTICE Legal & General Investment Management Limited is regulated by IMRO. Past performance is not necessarily a gujdj to the future and the vbluj of investments can go down as well as up. Investors may not recoup the full value of their original investment. Specific advice should always be sought prior to investment based on the particular circumstances of the investor. 1/4 Unit Trust Panel 206 Mortgages 250 TV Listings 600 Front page 100 Stocks Wjathjr YourMonjy Main MenuP205 CEJFAX 2 205 Sat 20 Feb 18:13/10 W W$£££"£££"£££ O GENETICALLY MODIFIED SHARES Source: L&G Investments Will the current debate on genetic modification do to agrochjmical and lifesciinci stocks what BSE did for the livestock industry Should investors steer clear or is there money to bj made bz innovbtivj firms that break new ground? In a circle of blame involving the EU, US govjrnmjnt, manufacturing and retail industries, no one is the wiser. 2/4 Unit Trust Panel 206 Mortgages 250 TV Listings 600 Front page 100 Stocks Wjathjr YourMonjy Main MenuP205 CEEFAX 2 20u Sat 20 Feb 18:11/02 E LO GENETICALLY MODIFIED SHAKES Source: L&G Investments Stocks associated with GM fell last week and retailers, fearful of being caught out, are ignoring govjrnmjnt assurances and taking full page ads to explain their posjjUons. Wj should take lessons from recent history. The consumer's shine soon rubbed off eco-qionjer The Body Shop when it failed to live up to its green credentials, with a corresponding decline in the share price. 3/4 Unit Trust Panel 206 Mortgages 250 TV Listings 600 Front page 100 Stocks Weathjt YourMonjy Main MenuP205 CJJFAX 2 205 Sat 20 Feb 18:11/35 Wj $kj $kj 'k W WE£££"£££"£££ OO]O]O]L GENETICALLY MODIFIED SHAKES Source: L&G Investments Shell eventually realisjd the dangers of consumer pressure when customers boycotted their petrol stations. They based Brent Spar's disposbl on a reaction informed more by emotion than science. In both cases, the business plan gave way to the consumer. Investors with exposures to GM would do well to Seep a watchful eye on the actions and reactions of the consumer. Stock performance can easily bj modified bz customjt concerns. 4/4 Unit Trust Panel 206 Mortgages 250 TV Listings 600 Front page 100 Stocks Wjathjr YourMonjy Main Menu